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 //Phlegra is a kingdom of human slaves living in constant terror of the monstrous giants that once claimed the lands as theirs. For centuries the giants have been absent and only memories of their tyranny remain. Most of the Phlegran population are human slaves and slave masters dominated by a warrior-caste of Younger Cyclopes, previously living pastoral lives on the slopes of the Phlegran hills. The Tyrants who once ruled the land were descendants of the Gigantes of Mekone, who made war upon the gods of men. Punished for their sins the Gigantes were imprisoned and cursed with monstrous appearance. Those who avoided imprisonment became Tyrants and rulers of Phlegra and formed a slave kingdom with the aid of human servants. But the Tyrants destroyed each other and the very lands they ruled. Slowly their numbers and influence dwindled and their servants made themselves rulers in all but name. Now human slave masters rule the kingdom in the name of absent Tyrants, hoping that the sleeping giants never wake up.// - in-game description //Phlegra is a kingdom of human slaves living in constant terror of the monstrous giants that once claimed the lands as theirs. For centuries the giants have been absent and only memories of their tyranny remain. Most of the Phlegran population are human slaves and slave masters dominated by a warrior-caste of Younger Cyclopes, previously living pastoral lives on the slopes of the Phlegran hills. The Tyrants who once ruled the land were descendants of the Gigantes of Mekone, who made war upon the gods of men. Punished for their sins the Gigantes were imprisoned and cursed with monstrous appearance. Those who avoided imprisonment became Tyrants and rulers of Phlegra and formed a slave kingdom with the aid of human servants. But the Tyrants destroyed each other and the very lands they ruled. Slowly their numbers and influence dwindled and their servants made themselves rulers in all but name. Now human slave masters rule the kingdom in the name of absent Tyrants, hoping that the sleeping giants never wake up.// - in-game description
  
-If you are considering picking this nation to play, what should you know?+Until around Turn 36, Phlegra is a typical troop-focused nation, if a little overtuned to that end. Following in the [[Mekone-ea|Mekonean]] and [[phlegra-ma|middle Phlegran]] tradition, the nation has small armies of elites that operate alongside //vast// armies of slightly-below-average troops. This time around, technological advancements are in Phlegra's corner, giving its helot hordes crossbows and plate armor with a bottom-dollar cost in [[gold]]. The [[magic]] angle for Phlegra is rather odd, with an auto-[[Communion]] angle offset by only one mage (the ??Oppressor Archon??) having over three levels; this avaricious elite, demonstrating hubris to a tee, also flaunts superfluous [[Astral]] levels that will get him punished by [[Magic Duel|Magic Duels]].
  
 +Then the switch flips. The capital explodes, and [[Pretender God|Pretender]]-grade Titans stream out of it. Phlegra has thuggish mages before this point to practice with, notably the ??Cyclope Smith??, but nothing that compares to these [[Population Killer|murderous]] supercombatants. The nation gets one of these for free, tempting players of Phlegra to go ahead and recruit more -- they take two turns to manufacture, and they will most-certainly destroy the economy, but their power is just that impressive. With the national Global Enchantment that //any// of these ??Laestrygonian Tyrant??s can cast, the capital can also churn out troop versions at a rate of one-per-turn, provided that anyone's still alive to supply them.
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 +Religion-wise, Phlegra has no [[Sacred]] troops and a [[Dominion]] effect that passively taxes its provinces, though its special mechanic is at least stronger on enemy provinces than on friendly ones. If one considers a [[Bless]], it would be a tool for aiding their [[Pretender]] and [[Prophet]] -- and, to be fair, their late-game Prophet may very well outmuscle their Pretender. They could also take negative [[Scales]] and high Dominion strength to double-down on the economic ruination of their enemies, but these will vex the hungry homeland first (unless they're //incredibly// aggressive with their Pretender and Prophet). 
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